考研《英语一》2023年息烽县预测试题含解析

考研《英语一》2023年息烽县预测试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Ispentlastsummervolunteeringatahospital.Onemorning,Iwascalledtoaroominwhichan1womanwasstaying.2shewantedtogotoanearbygiftshop,Igota(n)3andhelpedherintoit,headingfortheshop.Whenwegotthere,theshopwasn’t4yet.Itwasmerelya30-minutewaitsowewentovertothe5areaandIreadherbitsandpiecesofthenewspaperaloud.After30minutes,wewentintothegiftshop.Pushingheraround,Icouldseethe6onherfaceasshelookedateverything.Shehappilychosesomewindowdecorationsandthen7chocolates.Sheaskedmetopushher8thatdirection.Ihelpedher9allthedifferentchocolatearrangements.She10decidedonthreedifferentboxes.Asshewascheckingout,sheaskedthecashierfora11andaskedmetowritethenumbers1,2,and3ontheboxes.She12thatthenursesweretakingsuchgoodcareofher,soshe13chocolatesforeachofthethreeshiftsofnurses.ThemomentIwheeledherbackuptoherroom,shegavethe14shiftofnursestheirboxofchocolate,who15offeredsometomebeforetakingsomethemselves.Therewere16allaround.17hergenerosityandgettingtheopportunitytospendtimewithsomeonewhogotsomuchpleasurefromlifewasa18initself.Gratitudehasanamazingwayofbringingpeople19,especiallyinaplacewherehealthissohighly20.1、A．elderlyB．honestC．impatientD．independent2、A．WhileB．AslongasC．IncaseD．As3、A．wheelchairB．busC．taxiD．ambulance4、A．crowdedB．completeC．openD．close5、A．checkingB．dietingC．parkingD．waiting6、A．joyB．surpriseC．prideD．anxiety7、A．smeltB．spottedC．tastedD．purchased8、A．inB．toC．upD．at9、A．putawayB．handinC．lookthroughD．giveout10、A．properlyB．eventuallyC．graduallyD．hurriedly11、A．changeB．boxC．cardD．pen12、A．admittedB．suggestedC．explainedD．promised13、A．borrowedB．orderedC．madeD．bought14、A．nextB．presentC．previousD．night15、A．inturnB．bychanceC．onpurposeD．inadvance16、A．noisesB．greetingsC．smilesD．jokes17、A．WitnessingB．TakingadvantageofC．RepayingD．Searchingfor18、A．prizeB．giftC．riskD．story19、A．backB．upwardsC．togetherD．down20、A．respectedB．praisedC．admiredD．valuedSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1AdevicethatstopsdriversfromfallingasleepatthewheelisabouttoundergotestingatDepartmentofTransportlaboratoriesandcouldgoonsalewithin12months.Thesystem,calledDriverAlert,aimstoreducedeadlyroadaccidentsby20%—40%thatarecausedbytiredness.Airlinepilotscanalsouseittoreducethe30%ofallpilot-erroraccidentsthatarerelatedtofatigue.DriverAlertisbasedonacomputerizedwristband(腕带）.Thedevice,wornbydriversorpilotsgivesoutasoundabouteveryfourminutesduringacarjourney.Aftereachsoundthedrivermustrespondbysqueezingthesteeringwheel(方向盘).Asensorinthewristbanddetectsthispressingactionandmeasuresthetimebetweenthesoundandthedriver’sresponse‘Tirednessisdirectlyrelatedtoadriver’sresponsetime.Usually,awatchfuldriverwoulduseabout400millisecondstorespond,butoncethatfallstomorethan500milliseconds,itsuggeststhatthedriverisgettingsleepy.Insuchcasesthedevicegivesoutmoreregularandloudersounds,showingthatthedrivershouldopenawindoworstopforarest.Ifthedriver'sresponsecontinuestoslowdown,thesoundsbecomemorefrequentuntilanonstopalarmwarnsthatthedrivermuststopassoonaspossible.Thedevicehasbeendeliveredtothedepartment’slaboratoriesfortesting.Ifthesetests,scheduledforsixmonths’time,aresuccessful,themakerswillbringtheproducttomarketwithinaboutayear.1、DriverAlertisadevicethatcan.A．keepdriversasleep.B．changedrivers’responseaccuracy.C．reducethepossibilityofaccidents.D．protectdriverswhenaccidentshappen2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“fatigue”inParagraph2mean?A．Illness.B．Tiredness.C．Carelessness,D．Impoliteness,3、HowdoesDriverAlertwork?A．Bybeingusedasanonstopalarmallthetime.B．Bysqueezingthesteeringwheelontheway.C．Byremindingorwarningdriversifnecessary.D．Bybeingwornondrivers*handseverymoment.4、WhatdoweknowaboutDriverAlert?A．Itmustbefixedonthedriver’scars.B．Itaimstopreventdriversfromsleeping.C．Ithasgonethroughtestingatlaboratories.D．Itisn'tavailabletodriversatthemoment.Text2Haveyouevernoticedthatafterabout6monthsyourperfectlynew1，000dollarsmartphonebeginstoslowdown?WhatifItoldyouthatit’sasalesstrategythatprettymuchallphonecompaniesusetoforcepeopleintobuyingnewphones?Inlate2015，whenLisaYoungwasinchargeofiOSsecurityandbetasoftwaretestingteams，herbossrevealedadarksecrettoher，sayingthattheywereusinganewstrategythatwouldpurposelyslowdownolderphoneseverytimethephonewouldupgradetothelatestoperatingsystem.Thisnewmethodwouldforcecustomerstobuythelatestphonemodel，increasingsalesby70％.Shewasalittledisturbedtohearthenews，butshejustkeptherheaddownandcontinuedtodoherjob.Afterawhile，theguiltofbeinginvolvedwithsuchashadysalesmodelstartedtoweighheavyonher.“Howcouldamulti—billiondollarcorporationcontinuetotakeadvantageofthepubliclikethis?”shethought.InMarchof2017，shecontactedareporterfromCNNtofinallyleaktheinformationconcerningAppleslowingdownphones.Thescandal(丑闻)wentviralovernight，andeverymediaoutletintheworld，ineverylanguagewastalkingaboutit，makingitoneofthebiggestcontroversiesinconsumerelectronicshistory.Aweeklater，shewassecretlyletgoafterher8yearsofservice.Althoughshewastakingahugeriskgoingagainstoneofthemostpowerfulcorporationsintheworld，shefeltasenseofreliefexposingthem.Thepublicdeservedtoknowandthefearbecamehermotivationtofindawaytodestroytheirshadysalesmodel.Severalofhercolleagueswerefiredwithher.Theyquietlyunited，andafterayearofextensiveresearchtheydesignedauniqueproductcalledCircaChargethatwouldreversethenegativeeffectsof“softwareupdates.”PhonecompanieshaverecentlycaughtwindoftheirovernightsuccesswithCircaChargeandaretryingtodoeverythingtheycantomakethisproductillegalandbanitforever.Lisaandherteamhavemadeunbelievableprogressinincreasingbatterylife，batteryhealth，andoptimizingphoneperformance，andtheywillcontinuetodevelopnewtechnologythatwillbeatphonecompaniesattheirowngameuntiltheychangetheirways.1、Whatcanwelearnaboutthenewmethodmentionedinparagraph2?A．Itisessentialinthe1atestoperatingsystem.B．Itbenefitsusersinupgradingtheiroldphone.C．Itfoolscustomersintobuyingthelatestmodelonpurpose.D．Itisasuccessfulsalesstrategyforadvertisingnewsoftwares.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“keptherheaddown”inparagraph3referto?A．Loweredherhead.B．Noddedtoshowapproval.C．Pretendedtoknowsomething.D．Triednottoshowsheknowssomething.3、HowdidLisaYoungfeelafterleakingthesecret?A．Disturbed. B．Relieved. C．Frightened. D．Disappointed.4、Fromthepassage，weknow______________.A．it'stootoughforLisaandherteamtoincreasebatterylifeB．CircaChargehelpsphonecompanieswithsoftwareupdatesC．LisastrugglestoforcephonecompaniestochangetheircurrentwaysD．phonecompaniesfinditessentialtobantheirillegalsoftwareforupdatingText3Agoodbookisindeedthebestfriendofaperson.Thesamegoesforhigh-profileCEOsofworldrecognizedcompaniesaswell.Let’shavealookatthefavoritebooksofsomeoftheworld-famousCEOs.AppleCEO—TimCook,CompetingagainstTimebyGeorgeStalkJr.andThomasM.HoutThisbookisbasedon10yearsofvaluableresearchdonebytheauthors.Ittalksabouthownewconceptsofmanagingtimeinnewproductdevelopment,productionandsalesprovidecompanieswiththeadvantagestosucceedinthishighlycompetitiveworld.MicrosoftCEO(Former)—BillGates,TheCatcherintheRyebyJ.D．SalingerAfewthemesexploredinthenovelarerebellion（叛逆）,anxietyandconfusion.Ittellsthatyoungpeoplearealittleconfused,butcanbesmartaboutthingsandseethingsthatadultsdon’treallysee.Gatessaid,“Ididn’tactuallyreadTheCatcherintheRyeuntilIwas13,andeversincethenI’vesaidthat'smyfavoritebook.”OracleCEO—LarryEllison,NapoleonbyVincentCroninThisbookisconsideredbyfarthebestbiographyeverwrittenonNapoleonBonaparte.Ellisonsaid,"It'sinterestingtoreadabouthimforacoupleofreasons:toseewhatanordinarymancandowithhislifeandtoseehowhistorycandistort（歪曲）thetruthentirely."OWECEO—OprahWinfrey,ToKillaMockingbirdbyHarperLeeThisbooktalksabouthowalittlegirlobservesthepeoplearoundher.Winfreysaid,“Ireaditineighthorninthgrade,andIwastryingtorecommendthebooktootherkids.SoitmakessensetomethatnowIhaveabookclub,becauseIhavebeendoingthatprobablysinceIreadthisbook.”1、WhatisthethemeofCompetingAgainstTime?A．Howtoincreaseproduction. B．Howtoimproveefficiency.C．Howtoenrichexperience. D．Howtosaveenergy.2、Whichbookmaybechosenbyparentstolearnaboutrebelliouskids?A．CompetingagainstTime. B．TheCatcherintheRye.C．Napoleon. D．ToKillaMockingbird.3、WhatcanbeinferredfromWinfrey’swords?A．Shelovedreadingwhenyoung.B．Shereadthebookwithotherkids.C．Thebookhasaninfluenceonhercareer.D．Thebookisaboutagirl’sthoughts.Text4Googleisconsistentlyratedthebestplacetowork.SoyouneedadegreefromHarvardtointhedoor,right?Notreally，accordingtoLaszloBock，Google'sHeadofPeopleOperations.Whenthecompanywassmall,GooglecaredalotaboutgettingkidsfromHarvard,Stanford,MITandmanyotherIvyLeagueschools.ButBocksaiditwasthe“wrong”hiringstrategy.Experiencehastaughthimthereareexceptionalkidsatmanyotherplaces,fromstateschoolsinCaliforniatoNewYork.“Whatwefindisthebestpeoplefromplaceslikethatarejustasgood，ifnotbetter，asanybodyyoucangetfromanyIvyLeagueschool，”saidBock，whojustauthoredabooktitled“WorkRules!”Everyyear，2millionpeopleapplytogetajobatGoogle.Bockhimselfhasseensome25,000résumés.SowhatelsedoesGooglenotcareabout:Grades:Google'sdatashowsthatgradespredictperformanceforthefirsttwoyearsofacareer，butdonotmatterafterthat.Brain-teasers:Goneareinterviewquestionssuchas:Whyaremanholecovers（井盖)round?orHowmanygolfballscanfitinaschoolbus?“Ourresearchtellsusthosequestionsareawasteoftime,”Bocksaid“They’reareallycoachableskill.Themoreyoupractice,yougetbetteratit.”Here'swhatGoogledoescareabout:Problemsolvers:Yourcognitiveability(认知能力),orhowwellyousolveproblems.Leaders:Theideaisnotwhetheryouwerepresidentofthestudentbodyorvicepresidentofthebank,butrather:“Whenyouseeaproblemdoyoustepin,helpsolveit,”andthencritically，“Areyouwillingtostepoutandletsomebodyelsetakeover，andmakeroomforsomebodyelse?Areyouwillingtogiveuppower?”Googleyness:That'swhatGooglecallsitsculturalfit.It'snot“Areyoulikeus?”Bocksaid.“Weactuallylookforpeoplewhoaredifferent，becausediversitygivesusgreatideas.”“What'smostimportantisthatpeopleareintellectuallyhumble,willingtoadmitwhenthey'rewrong,andcareabouttheenvironmentaroundthem...becausewewantpeoplewhothinklikeownersnotemployess,”Bocksaid.Theleastimportantthing?Knowinghowtodothejob.“Wefigureifyougetthefirstthreerightyou'llfigureitoutmostofthetime.”1、WhatdoesBockmeaninParagraph2?A．Peoplefromstateschoolscanbeasgood.B．GooglenolongerhirespeoplefromIvyLeagueschools.C．HiringisahardjobforGoogle.D．StateschoolsareworsethanIvyLeagueones.2、Whichquestionbelongstoabrain-teaser?A．Whatareyourgradeslike?B．Whatisthesignificanceoffiguringouttargetusers?C．HowwouldyouimproveaGoogleproduct?D．HowmuchtoiletpaperisneededtocoverTexas?3、WhoisaqualifiedleaderaccordingtoGoogle?A．Oneeagerforpower.B．Onecapableofworkingindependently.C．Onewillingtostepaside.D．Oneoperatinganorganization.4、WhatisGoogleyness?A．Beingunique.B．Beingadaptable.C．Beingqualified.D．Beingloyal.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)BeijingOperaisatraditionalcultureofChinaIt1．(call)BeijingOperabecauseit'sformedinBeijingBeijingOperahasahistoryofabout200years,2．origincandatebacktooldlocaloperas,especiallyAnhuiOperaIn1790,thefirstAnhuiOperaperformancewasheldinBeijing3．(celebrate)theEmperor'sbirthdayLater,someotherAnhuiOperatroupes(戏班)wentontoperforminBeijingAnhuiOperawaseasytomove4．goodatabsorbingtheactingstylesofothertypesofoperasAttheendofthe19thcenturyandthebeginningofthe20thcentury,BeijingOperafinallyformed,andbecamethe5．(big)ofalloperasinChinaBeijingOperahasarichlistofplays,artists,troupes,audiences,andwideinfluences,6．(make)ittheleadingoperainChinaBeijingOperais7．all-roundactingartItmixessingingreadingacting,fighting,anddancingtogetherbyusingacting8．(method)totellstoriesanddescribecharactersTherolesinBeijingOperaincludethemale,female,painted-face,andcomedicrolesBesides,there9．(be)othersupportingrolesaswellInaddition,thetypesof10．(face)make-up,especiallythecolor,arethemostparticularartinBeijingOperaDuringmyfirstyearinChina,Ispentthesummerholiday1．myfamilyattheseasideinBeidaiheThehotel2．wewerestayinginwasnearthesea,soweusedtospendmostofourtime3．(swim)Now,mywifeisfromSwitzerlandandwhenshewasathome,sheboughtmeawatchas4．presentThewatchshebought5．(be)waterproof(防水的)andInevertookitoff,evenwhenIwashavingabathWhenIwentswimmingatBeidaihe,Ididn’ttakemywatchoffeitherOnthelastdayofourholiday,Iwentswimmingand6．(come)outoftheseawithoutmywatchAsIwasleaving,themanagerofthehotelsaid,“Leaveyouraddressandphonenumbersothatwecansendyourwatchtoyouifwecanfindit”IdidsobutIwasn’tvery7．(hope)Oneweeklater,IgotaphonecallformthehotelThemanwho8．(find)mywatchwasaPLAmanHepickeditupwhenhewasout9．(walk)onthebeachonedayandhandeditinatthepolicestationAfterseveral10．(day),IgotmywatchbackanditwasstillworkingSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Top3Self-DisciplineTechniquesSelf-Disciplineisthekeytoleadingahealthier,happierandmoresuccessfullife.1、Wehavesharedsomeself-disciplinetechniquesbelow.Followtheseself-disciplinetechniquestostartlivingabetterlife.1.StartsmallThejourneyofathousandmilesstartswithasinglestep,astheproverbgoes.2、Instead,stamina(耐力)isbuiltupbydoingalittlemorethanthepreviousday’starget.Thesamegoesfordiscipline.Startbytryingtocarryoutself-disciplinetechniqueslittlebylittleeverydayforbigresults.Increaseyourgoalsovertime.2.3、Stayingself-disciplinedrequiresmotivation.Itcanbehardtostaymotivatedifyoufeellikeyouhaven’tmadeanyprogresssofar.Trackingprogressmakesyouawareofhowmuchyou’vedoneandencourageyoutokeepgoing.3.Exerciseyourwillpower4、Somedays,stickingtothetaskisgoingtobedifficultbutbyremindingyourselfoftheendinmindandhowmuchthegoalmeanstoyou,youwillbeabletoignoretemporarytemptationsforlongtermgain.Theabove-mentionedself-disciplinetechniqueshavebeenproventobeextremelyeffective.5、Anditisthekeytolivingahappyandfulfillinglife.A．Measureyourgoals.B．Buildasupportsystem.C．However,itiseasiersaidthandone.D．Willpowerandself-disciplinegohandinhand.E.Self-disciplineislinkedtoeffectivetimemanagement.F.Self-disciplineisafeaturefoundinmanysuccessfulpeople.G.Youdon’ttrainforamarathonbyrunning10Kilometersonthefirstday.TraditionalChinesemedicine(TCM)isn’tsupportedbymostWesterners.1、TCMwillbeincludedinthenewversionoftheInternationalClassificationofDiseases(ICD),whichwillbepublishedbytheWorldH